Water crisis

Inks Lake is located on the Colorado River in Burnet County, west of the town of Burnet. The lake is currently about 92% full and is not only a very pretty lake, but also known for good fishing. Inks Lake is named after Roy B Inks And he was an original board member on the Very first LRCA Board. The length of Inks Lake is 4.2 miles long. The width of Inks lake is 837 acres. The depth of Inks Lake is 60 feet deep. Inks Lake Elevation when it is full is 888 feet. Inks Lake’s volume when full…

Jamestown was the massive drought. In document B, the graph presents that there was a massive drought for 6-7 years. Soon enough in the winter of 1609-1610, it became really cold and it was labeled as starving time. Even when Jamestown settlers could get water, it could’ve been contaminated. Many settlers died from dehydration and starvation. The second problem in Jamestown was the lack of surgeons. On the first and second ship list on document C, I noticed that there was only one surgeon.…

to clean water. We have an abundance of drinking water at our disposal, other countries aren’t so lucky. They have little to no drinkable water at all, their water is contaminated and causes sickness if they drink it. If we can somehow develop a way of getting clean water to these underdeveloped countries, it can reduce the wide spread of water disease, improve education levels, and bring the overall safety of people up, as long as provide more employment. The safety of people through water is…

in a watershed. This is the water that you drink and provide to your family, sometimes this water can be a problem and sometimes a big help. Most of the people in the United States get their water from a nearby watershed which they use to grow food, and wash their clothes. Not only does this water help people with many things in their house, but it also powers the industry and the many things that requires water in the surrounding area. As people, we want as much water as we can get, thereforth…

I believe that one solution we can do to mitigate water consumption in the world is to encourage people to plant more drought-tolerant plants or even native plants in our lawns and backyards instead of using sod or grass, especially in areas like California or Arizona. This is called xeriscaping, and it can prove to be extremely important for many communities. Although this solution doesn’t always apply across the entire world, it is achievable and realistic, and with the growing rates of…

Finding clean water is a constant battle for women and girls across the African countries. Clean water within these countries are so scarce that in Somalia, 70% of the whole population does not receive clean drinkable water (Africa Public Health Info). That’s almost 7 million people according to the 2013 Census (The World Bank). Collecting water for the family has always been seen as the women’s domestic responsibility (DoSomething.org). African women get up as early as 3:00 A.M. and spend on…

How companies react in the face of a disaster can show us how effective its crisis management strategy is. Thus, a good crisis strategy should include a communication plan, when a disaster happens, a business must be able to effectively convey critical information to the public and the media alike. During a disaster, the immediacy of information is essential. For example, when information is not forthcoming rumors begin to circulate, and there is difficulty in trying to separate fact from…

Case Studies of Crisis Management and Communication Examples of companies in crisis. After discussing and examining crisis, crisis communication, and the eight step model, this research will prove the effectiveness of the eight step model on crises through an evaluation and analysis of the eight step model’s practical application in five real life crisis case studies (Argenti, 2013). The Johnson & Johnson’s Tylenol recall, British Petroleum’s (BP) Deepwater Horizon disaster, Perrier’s benzene…

Everyday about 30,000 children die from contaminated water. The lack of fresh water in South Africa has been the reason of most diseases in Africa for many children. There are many reasons why the lack of fresh water crisis in growing in South Africa. The water scarcity is affected by many things like pollution, the growing population, climate change and at global changes. The lack of fresh water has left South Africa in a major water surplus since 2000, one solution to this problem is the MIYA…

is a relatively novel area in the realm of technology. Probably the most prevalent use for social media with respect to humanitarian purposes is that of crisis analysis and intervention. In present society, social media platforms are implemented for almost every purpose, including times of crisis. Coordination of humanitarian relief during a crisis can be executed more effectively with the use of social media by gauging the affected population’s overall sentiment. Modern people frequent their…